Fig cake #1

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Eggs
1cupOil
cupSugar
2cupsFlour
1teaspoonEa: allspice; cinnamon, salt, soda; cloves, & nutmeg
1cupEach: buttermilk; fig preserves; & chopped pecans
1teaspoonVanilla
1cupSugar
1cupButtermilk
1teaspoonSoda
1Stick butter
1tablespoonWhite corn syrup
½teaspoonVanilla

Directions

ICING

Beat eggs. Add sugar & oil. Sift flour, salt, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves. Mix soda & buttermilk & add alternately with flour mixture to egg-sugar mixture while beating with mixer. Mix well. Add vanilla, pecans & fig preserves. Bake in greased & floured 13x9-inch pan at 350 for 35-40 minutes. When cooked, add icing while still warm. Icing: Combine ingredients in large pan. Bring to a boil & boil 3 minutes. Pour over cake.

ANN BUSH

From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .